Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Chinese author moves into texts
A Chinese author has written a novel that will be sent in 70-word chapters via SMS. Is this the first novel ever transmitted this way? It’s an interesting idea when you consider the sheer number of mobile phones in use around the world.
Qian Fuchang has reduced his novel Outside the Fortress Besieged into 60 chapters of 70 characters each, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported.
Described as a “steamy tale of illicit love among already married people”, the novel will be available exclusively to mobile phone users.